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Administration of medicine through vessels is usually carried out using syringe pumps. In this study, a programmable electronic syringe pump and a computer software computer interface that ensures the effective use of the pump has been developed. The syringe pump developed has a mechanical structure, a servo motor, a microcontroller, a power supply stage and a PC connection module. Calibration of the pump is done by performing several experiments with a 5ml syringe to clarify the relationship of the wave pulse width required by the servo motor to provide the desired flow rate. Using computer software interface, the serial port which the pump is connected to is selected first. A list is created by entering the flow rate and the time. After each entry, total volume is automatically calculated. Once the list is completed, a simulation can be executed to visually inform the operator about the volume to be administered. Next,, administration process is started. Volume in the syringe is continually updated during administration. The process can be stopped immediately at any time by the operator. © 2015 IEEE. Medical Technologies National Conference, TIPTEKNO 2015 -- 15 October 2015 through 18 October 2015 -- -- 118954

A seven-year old girl was admitted with a 12 hours history of penetrating ocular injury by syringe. The family told that they removed the syringe from the eye. Visual acuity in the lefte eye was 20/30. In the anterior segment examination, there was a transconjunctival needle entry at the upper temporal quadrant 3mm behind the limbus and 3+ tyndal in the anterior chamber; anterior segment was otherwise normal. In her fundus examination, inflammatory cells in the vitreous, a retinal tear at the upper temporal quadrant behind the equator, and adjacent vitreous hemorrhage was evident. The patient underwent indirect laser photocoagulation, scleral repair, and intravitreal injection of antibiotics and steroid under general anethesia. Endophthalmitis or retinal detachment did not ocur in follow-up. Syringes is not an uncommon cause of ocular trauma and must be promptly followed-up to prevent potential serious complications.